A recumbent bicycle is a bicycle that positions the rider in a laid back, reclined seat rather than the upright saddle of a conventional bicycle, with the legs extended forward to the pedals. The design reduces wind resistance and can offer greater comfort over long distances, and recumbent bicycles have set numerous human powered speed records, though international cycling's governing body has excluded them from conventional bicycle racing since the 1930s.
Facts
SignificanceRecumbent bicycles have set the human powered speed record, 144.17 km/h 1 Connections
Sources
1. Recumbent bicycle - Wikipedia
PerformanceQuote, Performance
The current record is 144.17 km/h (89.58 mph), set by Todd Reichert of Canada in a fully faired front-wheel-drive recumbent lowracer bicycle.
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